U.S.-Russian Cooperation in Upgrading MC and A System at Rosatom Facilities: Measurement of Nuclear Materials.

摘要

Under the U.S.-Russian Material Protection, Control, and Accounting (MPC&A) Program, the Material Control and Accounting Measurements (MCAM) Project has supported a joint U.S.-Russian effort to coordinate improvements of the Russian Material Control and Accountability (MC&A) measurement system. These efforts have resulted in the development of a MC&A Equipment and Methodological Support (MEMS) Strategic Plan (SP), developed by the Russian MEM Working Group. The MEMS SP covers implementation of MC&A measurement equipment, as well as the development, attestation, and implementation of measurement methodologies and reference materials (RMs) at the facility and industry levels. This paper provides an overview of the activities conducted under the MEMS SP, as well as a status on current efforts to develop RMs, implement destructive and nondestructive assay measurement methodologies, and implement sample exchange, scrap, and holdup measurement programs across Russian nuclear facilities.